IS> There's already a thing called ModemBlaster, which I've 
 IS> already heard someone proclaim 'the best V.34 modem 
 IS> they've ever used' .. but I'm waiting on more info 
 IS> before I get even half that excited ..

Not sure if it's called ModemBlaster. Maybe PhoneBlaster is more like it :)
I think it's made by Creative Labs (You'd never guess by the name :)) and
comes in 14.4 and 28.8 flavours.

 IS> Apparently it's an add-on for one of the fancier DSP SB 
 IS> cards.  Same sort of thing has been done on the 
 IS> PowerMacs, with their GeoPort .. basically a non-
 IS> dedicated DSP and support chips that you can make 
 IS> various audio gadgets with .. and a modem is just a 
 IS> fancy bit of signal processing / generation, with some 
 IS> clever software :)

Maybe we're talking about different hardware here, but I don't think this
one is an add-on, it's a whole sb16 or something with 14.4 or 28.8 modem.
Costs something in the $400's or maybe $500's for the 28.8 model too I
beleive.

Tai

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